Mrs. Pretty and The Premier
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- 2019-03-23
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LibriVox recording of Mrs. Pretty and The Premier by Arthur Adams.
Read in English by Beth Thomas; ToddHW; alanmapstone; Son of the Exiles; Sonia; Leanne Yau; Tomas Peter; Devorah Allen; TJ Burns; Peter Musgrove; Sandra Schmit; MajorToast
The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me down a precis of the points made by your fifteen admirers when proposing - the points that specially appealed to you. (Stenographer) I'm afraid, sir, that what most appealed to me could not be expressed in words. In fact, it wasn't words. But no, sir. The subject is too sacred.... (Premier)...But you could tell me how they began. The opening address, eh? How did they lead up? (Stenographer) Most of 'em just kissed me, sir. It seemed to give them confidence. (Premier) But I couldn't possibly start like that. (Stenographer) It's always done sir.... - Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Herbert Dix, The Premier's Chief Private Secretary: Peter Musgrove
Effie Bimm, Stenographer in the Premier's Room: Devorah Allen
Gregory, Chief Messenger at Parliament House: alanmapstone
William Power, Premier: Son of the Exiles
Patrick O'Reilly, A Constituent: TJ Burns
Edward Vyce, The Party Whip: Leanne Yau
Martha Callender, The Premier's Sister: Beth Thomas
Charles Lukin, Reporter on The Tribune: Tomas Peter
Helen Pretty, A widow, the owner of Wyonora Estate: Sonia
Mrs. Cusack, A friend of Mrs. Pretty's: Sandra Schmit
Vernon Harrington, Leader of the Opposition: MajorToast
Maid: Leanne Yau
Stage Directions and Editing by: ToddHW
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. M4B Audiobook (73MB)
Read in English by Beth Thomas; ToddHW; alanmapstone; Son of the Exiles; Sonia; Leanne Yau; Tomas Peter; Devorah Allen; TJ Burns; Peter Musgrove; Sandra Schmit; MajorToast
The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me down a precis of the points made by your fifteen admirers when proposing - the points that specially appealed to you. (Stenographer) I'm afraid, sir, that what most appealed to me could not be expressed in words. In fact, it wasn't words. But no, sir. The subject is too sacred.... (Premier)...But you could tell me how they began. The opening address, eh? How did they lead up? (Stenographer) Most of 'em just kissed me, sir. It seemed to give them confidence. (Premier) But I couldn't possibly start like that. (Stenographer) It's always done sir.... - Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Herbert Dix, The Premier's Chief Private Secretary: Peter Musgrove
Effie Bimm, Stenographer in the Premier's Room: Devorah Allen
Gregory, Chief Messenger at Parliament House: alanmapstone
William Power, Premier: Son of the Exiles
Patrick O'Reilly, A Constituent: TJ Burns
Edward Vyce, The Party Whip: Leanne Yau
Martha Callender, The Premier's Sister: Beth Thomas
Charles Lukin, Reporter on The Tribune: Tomas Peter
Helen Pretty, A widow, the owner of Wyonora Estate: Sonia
Mrs. Cusack, A friend of Mrs. Pretty's: Sandra Schmit
Vernon Harrington, Leader of the Opposition: MajorToast
Maid: Leanne Yau
Stage Directions and Editing by: ToddHW
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. M4B Audiobook (73MB)
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- 2019-03-23 13:13:55
- Call number
- 13662
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- 2019-04-10T00:05:31Z
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- Ppi
- 600
- Run time
- 2:40:28
- Year
- 2019
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